Touch-system hand-rest.



. ANDERSON TOUCH SYSTEM HAND REST- APPLICATION FiLED AUG 10. 1917.

Patented Nov. 20, 1917.

(I ll WALTER J. ANDERSON, 0F GALVESTON, TEXAS.

TOUCH-SYSTEM HAND-REST.

Application filed August 10, 1917. Serial No. 185,606.

"T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER J. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Galveston, in the county of Galveston and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Touch-SystemHand-Rests, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a touch system hand rest, for use withtypewriters.

The object of my invention is to provide rests for the hands bysupporting the wrists at the proper height above the key board andkeeping the hands in the correct position, thus aiding the operator tostrike the keys properly. Making your touch even on the eye.

The rest also keeps your fingers in close contact with the keys and yourguide finger to the proper key, thus greatly aiding the operator toacquire and maintain, accuracy, speed and an even touch, three thingswhich are necessary to make a perfect writer.

My device is simple, consisting of a pair of bent metal rests which areattached to the typewriter frame, in front of and near each side of thekey board, holding respectively, the right and left wrists. Thesesupports are attached easily and may be used on any make of typewriter.Each of these supports are preferably made in two parts, one curved toengage the frame of the typewriter and the other formed to hold thewrist of the operator. These two parts are fastened together in anyappropriate manner and then the whole rest is rigidly secured tO thetypewriter frame. A convenient way to do this is by the use of a frontelevation of the key board of a typewriter with my hand supports inplace. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, showing how my hand supports appearwhen viewed from the side.

Referring more particularly to the drawsigned to sustain the weight ofthe operators wrists at a predetermined height above the key board andallow free access and egress at each side of the key board formanipulating the capitals, spacing, punctuation etc: B is a U shapedportion adapted to engage the typewriter frame: 0 represents a set screwwhich passes through portions A and B and rigidly holds them to thetypewriter frame which isde noted by D.

It is apparent from the above description that by the use of my reststhe hands of the operator are supported and held in the correctposition, his fingers are in contact with the key board and the openside allows free egress of his hand and his guide finger is kept intouch with the proper key. The hands are also held at the properdistance above the key board, the operator not being. able to raise hishands because of the upward bend of the hand rest. This is of greatimportance since it keeps his guide finger constantly in touch with'theproper key and makes his touch light and even.

It is also evident that my rests will be of great aid to beginners,holding their hands properly and relieving them of the weight of theirown arms, which is of great moment, allOWiIlg them to concentrate uponthe mental and forget the mechanical.

Claim:

A hand support consisting of a clamping member to be attached to thefront of a typewriter key board an arm member extending upwardly andoutwardly and surmounted by a U-shaped vertically and inwardly extendingmember opening toward the near side of said key board thereby Gopies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents eaeh, by addressing theCommissioner of Patent t, Washington. I). 0.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented N 0V. 20, 1917.

